Home Search
- search results
If you're not happy with the results, please do another search
Two-drug protease inhibitor as effective as three-drug treatment
Antiretroviral treatment with a boosted protease inhibitor and one other drug is just as effective as three-drug antiretroviral therapy containing a boosted protease inhibitor...
Bictegravir matches dolutegravir in first line treatment
A triple combination containing the new integrase inhibitor bictegravir proved just as effective as a dolutegravir-based combination in suppressing viral load over 96 weeks,...
Uganda to begin Ebola vaccine programme in high risk areas
Uganda is to administer an experimental Ebola vaccine for health workers in high-risk areas bordering the Democratic Republic of the Congo, reports The Guardian....
Defence ministry to pay R10.1m for botched knee operation
The Ministry of Defence has been ordered to pay R10.1m in damages to an injured one-time promising rugby player who was earmarked to play...
Limpopo and KZN increase security after attacks and potential kidnappings
Security has been upgraded at Addington Hospital after two unknown men posing as Home Affairs officials gained access to the maternity section last month,...
Beyond Truvada, what is the future of PrEP?
The recent HIV Research for Prevention conference (HIVR4P 2018) in Madrid reviewed the current menu of agents and novel delivery modalities in development for...
Social media a-twitter over HIV 'cure' that smacks of quackery
A new HIV cure, being punted on social media, “smacks of quackery”, says prominent HIV scientist, Professor Francois Venter from the University of Witwatersrand’s...
How LSD changes perception
LSD changes the communication patterns between regions of the brain, a study by researchers of the University of Zurich and Yale University shows. The study also...
What's fuelling South Africa’s smartphone addiction?
Last year was a turning point for the South African mobile industry as the smartphone emerged as the most popular communication device for consumers, leaving...
Trump signs sweeping opioid bill with vow to end drug addiction 'scourge'
Almost a year after declaring the opioid epidemica public health emergency, President Donald Trump on 24 October signed into law a sweeping legislative package...